Braiding-machine.



PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906.

H. JANSSEN. AIDING MACHINE,

APPLIOA TION FILED FEB.18,190:

2 SHBETS-SHEBT No. 810.056. PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906.

H. JANSSEN, BRAIDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.18,1905.

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case a carrier arriving at either of said un.c tions from either direction is positively guided into its own regular course without possible conflict orvariation and with uniform smooth- 3 ness and freedom from undue wea and tear.

To provide for conveniently undoing a portion of the braiding, as for the purpose of correcting a defect in the Fabric, I preferably provide a pairof oppositelyarranged 1o switc 1es at each junction, as indicated in the drawings, so as to permit the temporary reversal of the normal movement of the carriers in their regular courses, as re nired, by merely reversing the movement the ceni5 tral drive-gear g, as will be readily understood by inspection of the diagrammatic views shown, the cams 7' being double-acting, or, in other words, arran ed to properly operate the switches whet ier rotated in the normal direction or the reverse.

What I claim is 1. In a braiding-machine the conlbination of two series of race circle-ways having a common terminal circle-way, separate series of bobbin-carriers therefor, a common terminal driving-headprovided with an odd number of carrier-engaging horns for each series of carriers, means for rotating said driving-head with an angular velocity corresponding with 0 such odd number of horns, a switch at each junction ot-said common terminal circle-way with an adjoining race circle-way, and a driving-head mechanism having switch-operating connections whereby alternating carriers 5 of the two series are re ularly guided in interlocking passes through the common circleway and returned to their separate courses substantially as set forth.

2. In a lhaiding-machinc the combination 40 of two series of race circle-ways having a common terminal circle-way, separate series of bobbin-carriers therefor, a common terminal driving-headprovided with an odd number of carrier-engaging horns for each series of carriers means for rotating said drivinghcad with an angular velocity corresponding with such odd number of horns, a )air ol oppositcly arrangcd switches at cac h junction of said common terminal circle-way with an adjoining race circle-way, and double-acting switch-operating cams whereby alternating carriers of the two series are. regularly guided in interlockim passes through the common circle-way and respectively returned to their separate courses during either the normal or reverse travel of the carriers substantially as set forth.

3. In a braidlug-machine the combination of two series of race circle'ways havinga M0711" mon terminal circle-way, separate series ol' bobbin-carricrs with driving-heznls thcrelor. a common terminal drivinghcad provided with an odd number ol carrier-engaging horns for each series ol' carriers means for rotating said driving-heads with an angular velocity corresponding with such odd number of horns, a springactuated switch at each junction of said colmnon race circleway with an adjoining race circle-nay and provided with a cam-engaging arm. and a cam for each of said switches arranged in gear with the driving-head and adapted to turn and hold said switches as l'ttlllllttl to guide alternating carriers of the two series in interhfkihg passes through the common cirole-way and return the several carriers to t heir separate courses. substantially as set lorth.

4. Ina braiding-machine the combination of two series ol race circlenvays having a common terminal circle-way, separate series of l)obbin-carriers therel'or, a common terminal driving-head provided with an odd number ol carrier-cngaging horns for each series of carriers means for rotating said driving-heznl with an angular velocity corrrw mmling with such odd number of horns, a switch at each junction o'l said common terminal circle-way with an adjoining race circle-way, and switchoperating mechanism whereby alternating carriers of two series are regularly guided in interlocking passes through the common circle way and returned to their separate courses substantially as set forth.

5. In a braiding-nntchine the combination of two series of race circle-ways having a common terminal circlc-wav, separate series olbobbin-carricrs thcrelor, a common terminal driving-head provided with an odd number of carricr-engaging horns for each series of carriers means for rotating said driving-heinl with an angular velocity correspolnling with such odd number of horns, a mir ol oppositcly-arrangcd switches at eachjunetion of said connnon terminal circle-n11) with an adjoining race circle-way, and switch-operating cams whereby alternating carriers oll;t he two series are regularly guided in intcrlocking passes t hrough t he common circle-way and respectively returned to their separate courses during either the normal or reverse travel of the carriers substantially as set l'ort h.

ln testimony whcrcol l allix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY .IANSSIGN.

Witnesses:

l). at. S'ruwan'r, W. G. Hrunxurr.

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